How any items listed on ebay is too much

wishiwasquidsin

Morning All,
I Ive stared to ebay, like most of us to get shut of stuff we don't want any more and to make a few pennies back.
Ive down loaded turbo lister and listed over 60 items on there, Ive started to list on a Thursday night for 10 days (what ive read on here)
Now how many items listed that your selling is to much or to less? , i mean people getting bored of looking what you've got to sell, ive got 30+ items on at the minute finishing this weekend and next weekend,
And also what is the best staring price for an item say a branded baby coat?, Ive stared to list items at 99p
What postage is best? the last items i posted out i did first class through paypal and charged £2 for something that cost £1.45 1st class.

frivolous_fay

As a buyer, the last thing I'm likely to do is look through your listings to see what else you're selling I will search for the item I need, not browse

I may not be typical!

99p start is fine as long as you are willing to accept that the final price may be 99p!

Postage - work out how much it will cost you - that's the acceptable price If you find PP postage a bit flaky, use the RM site.

soolin

It is best to list at the lowest price you are happy to accept, if that is 99p then that is fine.

You can't list too much as people usually browse by item not by seller. So for instance someone looking for a coat for a baby would turn up that single item, they may glance at your other listings but unless you have lots of coats for sale would probably not bother looking further.

I use 2nd clas spost but only because it seems that my sorting office sort labelled items from the post office togetehr regardless of class.

A couple of points to remember though. Firstly if you are printing postage online and using a post box you have no way of making a claim against the RM if an item you sell gets lost. Obviously you would have to refund the buyer, so the loss would be yours. If you want to be covered you need a certificate of postage stanped by the PO.

Secondly, watch your listing fees. If you were in the unfortunate position of listing 30 items but only selling say 5, the unsold listing fees could easily cost you all your profit on the sold items, plus some.

wishiwasquidsin

Secondly, watch your listing fees. If you were in the unfortunate position of listing 30 items but only selling say 5, the unsold listing fees could easily cost you all your profit on the sold items, plus some.[/quote]


I did have 20 items that ended on sunday and only posted 7, i know what you mean, also if you have a watchers on an item when is the best time to relist the item, if it never sold????:think:

soolin

Watchers are odd things if you had a lot but no bids it could mean either that someone has something similar to you and wants to see if it sells before they shell out on listing fees. Or, it means your item was quite expensive and people watched it just to see if anyone bought it.

You get a relist credit if you relist from the same auction within 60 days, but if it also fails to sell on the second attempt then you end up paying both sets of fees.

Also make use of the completed items facility, check the previous sales of similar items before you bother listing them.

StaffsSW

Also be wary of the logistics of listing more than you are comfortable with - it takes time to pack and label and get to the post office - if all 60 items sold next sunday night and were paid instantly, could you cope with it?

I'm going to go against the grain with what has been said above though with regards buyers habits. If you are selling your own clothes, collectables or books for example, the chances are that a buyer that finds one of them, may well be interested in clothes the same size or style, or books of the same theme. It is definitely worth putting a link into to descriptions to "Click here to see my other items". When you create your listing there is an option to automatically insert this link.

My parents are emigrating later this year, and are listing EVERYTHING in their house - 1300 sales in the last 12 months, and many have been multiple purchases, especially in the collectables that my mum has hoarded over the years.

wishiwasquidsin

ok now would this put people of do you think as i want to protect my self as a seller and there are those scammers out there I do keep the slip that prints with the postage label and get it stamped
This is what i put on my listing of each page or do i open a me page and stick it there?

My feed back is less than 60 so still not to sure about things when i comes to selling

Terms and Conditions

SERIOUS BIDDERS ONLY!

If you foresee yourself being unable to pay or honour your bid, please do not bid.

DO NOT waste my time and yours!!!

ALL ITEMS ARE POSTED 1ST CLASS

If you are not happy with my shipping methods and costs, please do not bid!

I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS NOT FITTING AS I ONLY STATE THE SIZE ON THE LABEL OR GIVE MY OPINION ON APPROPRIATE SIZING

PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING NEGATIVE FEEDBACK SO I CAN RESOLVE ANY PROBLEMS YOU MAY HAVE WITH YOUR ITEMS. WE WILL DO ALL WE CAN TO HELP YOU.

Failure to complete transaction will result in Negative-feedback!

Payment by Postal-Order or PayPal only.

No extra charge for paying by PayPal.

I will combine postage if you win more than one item.

I will contact you with price after auction.)

We are not responsible for lost, damaged or delayed items, if your item fails to arrive please request proof of postage for you to claim the cost from the royal mail, All items have a return address on them and postage is paid through paypal.

Thanks for looking.

Thanks for your help;o)

soolin

ok now would this put people of do you think

Absoutely yes, where shall I begin?

1) why bother with all those silly terms and conditions, it makes you look a little naive frankly and put off serious buyers whilst not deterring scammers at all
2) I'll be interested in how you intend to leave ngative feedback for a non paying bidder
3) and the big no no...YOU are responsible for lost items. By putting that daft term in that you are not will definitely attract scammers and vigilante buyers who want to prove you worng.

If you are so new to ebay can I suggest you use it a little first as a buyer and see how it all works before oyu list a ton of stuff and give yourself a real headache.

wishiwasquidsin

So i should just sell a little and just keep the proof of postage incase its needed :rolleyes:

soolin

wishiwasquidsin wrote: »

So i should just sell a little and just keep the proof of postage incase its needed :rolleyes:

Sell whatever you are comfortable with. Do you take your items to the PO, if so keep all your certificate sof posting safe for 6 months, don't be tempted to throw them away.

Then if an item fails to arrive you refund the buyer and reclaim your loss from the Royal mail.

Incidentally on all my accounts, even my business ones I have no terms and conditions apart from requiring paypal only from overseas bidders.

StaffsSW

wishiwasquidsin wrote: »

We are not responsible for lost, damaged or delayed items, if your item fails to arrive please request proof of postage for you to claim the cost from the royal mail, All items have a return address on them and postage is paid through paypal.

Legally you are responsible, and if you accept paypal (no choice on that these days) then whatever you write in the description does not overrule any Paypal or eBay T&C's.

If you were to purchase somethjing that never arrived, how would you feel about the seller sending you a postal receipt (and hoping that arrives) and you have to chase your own refund?

Too many "conditions" in a listing is a big reason to lose sales. It is easier for buyers to hit the Back arrow, than it is to read through them